SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD) IS A GROUP OF INHERITED HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS THAT CAN LEAD TO WIDESPREAD DAMAGE1

US statistics regarding SCD2-4

~100,000

Americans livingwith SCD2

Lower mean life expectancy in SCD

African Americanswith SCD

African Americansnational average

1 in 365

Black or African Americansborn with SCD2

How does this compare to other serious conditions?5

NEWLY DIAGNOSED

1 in 228

Americans diagnosed with

cancer

1 in 800

American women diagnosed with

breast cancer

1 in 1,010

American men diagnosed with

prostate cancer

THE SCD COMMUNITY IS MARKEDLY UNDERSERVED

Although more people in the US are living with SCD than with other genetic conditions, such as cystic fibrosis (~30,000 people) or hemophilia (~20,000 people), they have considerably less access to comprehensive coordinated care.6-8

While there are extensive networks of multidisciplinary specialty centers for both cystic fibrosis and hemophilia, there is no comparable national network of treatment centers for SCD.8

~20%

of people with SCD receive most of their care in the emergency room setting, which can lead to inefficient and suboptimal management of their chronic condition.9,10

Sickle cell anemia is the most common and typically most severe form of SCD in the US11

YOU ARE LEAVING THIS SITE

You are now leaving Global Blood Therapeutic’s site and moving to an external website independently operated and not managed by Global Blood Therapeutics. Global Blood Therapeutics assumes no responsibility for the site(s) you're visiting. If you do not wish to leave this site, click Cancel, or click OK to continue.